Archive for September, 2009

Beppie Shapiro

Work Experience:

Current Place of Employment: University of Hawaii, Manoa, Associate Pofessor -  10yrs.

  • 1989-1990: Parent and Children Together, Education Coordinator
  • 1979-1989: Kamehameha Schools, Training and Dissemation Researcher

Educational Background:

  • 1977 - Ph.D. Educational Psychology
  • 1974 – M.S. Educational Psychology
  • 1963 – B.S. Mathematics

Training:

  • Mediation, 1985, Hours-16
  • Facilitation, 1990, Hours-8
  • Facilitation, 1982, Hours-8
  • Civil Rights, 1999, Hours-8
  • Divorce Mediation, 1995, Hours-6

Mediation Experience:

  • Divorce/Custody, Hours-50
  • Employer/Employee, Hours-3
  • Juvenile/Juvenile, Hours-6
  • Juvenile Restitution, Hours-10
  • Landlord/Tenant, Hours-10
  • Neighbor/Neighbor, Hours-26 

Facilitation Experience:

  • Advisory groups, Hours-120
  • Fedreal Dept. of Education Public Meetings, 8 meetings

 

Jerry Trinidad

Work Experience:

  • 1973 – 2003: Honolulu Police Department, Police Officer/Detective

Trainings:

  • Basic Mediation Training, Hours-24
  • Divorce Mediation Training, Hours-22
  • Advanced Mediation Training, Hours-14
  • Dealing with Difficult People, Hours-4
  • Juvenile Restitution, Hours-4
  • HPD Hostage Training
  • HPD Advanced Hostage Training

Mediation Experience:

  • Divorce, 1993
  • Workplace, 2005, Hours-20+
  • Neighbor/Neighbor, 2004
  • Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), 2005

Seth Reiss

Seth

Work Experience:

  • 2003-Present: Of counsel to Godbey Griffiths Reiss chong, llp
  • 1991-2003: Watanabe Ing Kawashima Komeiji, Partner
  • 1989-1991: Law Office of Roy Hughes, Associate
  • 1987-1988: Department of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General
  • 1986-1987: Hawaii Supreme Court,  Staff Attorney

Educational Background:

  • 1984 - LLM Law
  • 1980 – J.D. Law
  • 1977 – M.S. Biochemistry
  • 1970 – B.A. Biology and Chemistry

Training:

  • Basic Mediation Training, 1983, Hours 24
  • Arbittration-Intellectual Property, 2003, Hours 16
  • Mediation-Intellectual Property, 2004, Hours 16
  •  Basic Mediation, 2004, Hours24
  • Advanced Mediation Training, 2004, Hours 22

Mediation Experience:

  • Family Law Cases, 1993, Hours9
  • Various, 2004-2005, Hours 75+

Steven M. Nakashima, Esq.

Work Experience

  • Current: Marr, Jones, and Wang, Attorney – 9 yrs.
  • 1994-1999: District Court of Hawaii, Judge
  • 1981-1994: Goodsill Anderson and Stifel, Attorney
  • 1979-1981: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Clerk

Education:

  • 1979 – J.D. Law, Williamette University College of Law
  • 1976 – B.A. Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Training:

  • Mediation Monterey, California, Employment Law Mediator Training Program, 2009, Hours 36
  • Arbitration, Honolulu, Pacific Law Institute, 1991-1994, Hours 12
  • Arbitration, Honolulu, Pacific Law Institute, 2001, Hours 3

Mediation Experience:

  • Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), Honolulu, 1994-1999
  • Landlord/Tenant, Honolulu, 1994-1999
  • Collection Cases, Honolulu, 1994-1999

Frances I. Mossman

Frances I. Mossman

Work Experience:

  • 1998-Present: Sustainable Systems Dynamics, Planning Consultant
  • 1991-1998: City and Couty of Honolulu, Chief Planner
  • 1988-1991: Office of Council Services, Honolulu, Senior Land Use Planner
  • 1986-1988: City and County of Honolulu, Senior Land Use Planner
  • 1977-1981: County of Orange, California, Environmental Management Agency, Chief of Zoning, Senior Planner
  • 1959-1975: The Rand Corporation, California and Washington D.C., Associate Economist
  • 1988: United Stes Air Force, Brigadier General, Retired
  • Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)
  • Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Setion of the American Bar Association

Education:

  • 2001-AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners)
  • 1972-J.D. Law, George Washington University National Law Center
  • 1957-B.A. Government, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Mediation Experience:

  • Divorce and Visitation, NJC/MCP, 1998-2001, Hours 46.75+
  • Special Education, NJC/MCP, 1998-2001, Hours 31+
  • Consumer/Merchant, NJC/MCP, 1998-2001, Hours 12.5+
  • Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), MCP, 2001, Hours 12+
  • Juvenile Restitution, NJC/MCP, 1999-2001, Hours 7.75+
  • Neighbor/Neighbor, NJC/MCP, 1998-2001, Hours 4.75+
  • Civil Rights, MCP, 2001, 4.5+
  • RICO, NJC/MCP, 1999-2001, Hours 3.5+
  • Workplace: Employee/Employee MCP, 2000-2001, Hours 3.5+
  • Condominium: MCP, 2002, Hours 2.5+

Thomas J. Mitrano

Tom J. Mitrano

Work Experience:

  • 2002-Present: AM Partners, Inc.
  • 2000-2001: Ohana Foundation, Director, Business Development, Manager, In-House Legal Support Services
  • 1998-2000: Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo, Inc., Operations Manager and general Counsel
  • 1991-1998: Bank of Hawaii, Vice President and Genreal Manager of Special Sales and Marketing
  • 1983-1991: Outrigger Hotels Hawaii, Chief Financial Controller

Education:

  • 1973-J.D. Harvard Law School
  • 1969-B.A. University of Toronto

Training:

  • Mediation, MCP, 2002, Hours-4+
  • Facilitation, On the Job, 1985-Present, Hours-1000+

Mediation Experience:

  • RICO, MCP, 2002, Hours-2
  • Contract/Business, MCP, 2002, Hours-2

Facilitation Experience:

  • Hawaii State Senate and Staffing Partnering Retreat, Honolulu, Nov. 1997
  • Hawaii State Legislature, Economic Revitalization Town Meetings, Honolulu, Nov.-Dec. 1997
  • Governor’s Workforce on Economic Revitalization, Honolulu, Nov.-Dec. 1997
  • Governor of Hawaii, Cabinet-Organization Retreat, Honolulu, Dec. 1994
  • POP ‘94 (Price of Paradise) Citizen’s Convention, Honolulu, 1994
  • Oahu County Democratic Convention, Honolulu, 1994
  • Hawaii Statewide Democratic “Grassroots” Convention, Honolulu, 1993 and 1995

Kenneth S. Goldbatt

 Work Experience

  • Current: Kenny Corporation, President – 8Yrs. 
  • 1991-1992: Jackson Development, Project Manager
  • 1987-1990: Hemmeter Development,  Project Manager
  • 1982-1986: Consultant, Construction Consultant
  • 1980-1981: Munro Burns, Project Engineer

Education

  • 1985 – Masters in Business Administration
  • 1969 – Bachelors of Science Engineering

Training

  • Mediation, NJC, 1989, Hours – 40+
  • Facilitation, NJC, 1989, Hours – 16
  • Mentor, NJC, 1989, Hours – 8
  • Uncontested Divorce, MCP, 2000, Hours – 20
  • Arbitration, AAA, 2000, Hours – 30
  • Mediation, AAA, 2000, Hours – 40
  • Conflict Resolution, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995, Hours – 20

Mediation Experience

  • Divorce, NJC, 1989-Present , Hours – 50+
  • Commercial, Honolulu, 1990-2000, Hours – 20+

Facilitation Experience

  • In thirty plus years of construction experience, most work has been as  project manager and owners’ representative requiring constant facilitation of meetings between different parties., Honlulu, 1980-2000, Hours – 100+

Leo Hura

Leo-Hura 

Work Experience

  • 1994 – Present:Kuhn and Hurd, LLP; Partner
  • 1997-2004: Merck and Company
    • Titles Held: Capital Project Team Leader, Drug Development Sub-Team Leader, Director Strategic Planning, Director Management Engineering, Licensee Operations Director Far East, Senior Technical, Advisor to Japanese Affiliate, International Technical Operations Manager, Validation Specialist, Quality Assurance Inspector

Education

  • 1994 – J.D., Law from Seton Hall Law School
  • 1981 – Executive Management Certificate Program from Wharton
  • 1971 – B.S. from USNA

Training

  • Facilitation Team Development – A Transformative Approach, Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, Inc., 2005, Hours – 8
  • Basic Mediation Training, MCP, 2005, Hours – 8
  • The Conflict Management Culture and thee Technology-Drive, Pepperdine University, 2004, Hours – 16
  • Mentoring, Muilies, Wind and Herrington, P.A. in Jersey City, NJ, 2004, Hours – 16
  • Basic Mediation Training, NJ, ICLE, 2001, Hours – 18

Mediation Experience

  • Divorce, Honolulu, Hours – 40+
  • Neighbor – Neighbor, Honolulu, Hours – 25+
  • Small Claims Court, Hours – 50+
  • Condominium, Honolulu, Hours – 10
  • RICO, Honolulu, Hours – 10
  • Civil Rights, Honolulu, Hours – 7
  • Landlord – Tenant, Honolulu, Hours – 4
  • Juvenile Restitution, Honolulu, Hours – 4

Chuck Hurd

Hurd 

Work Experience

  • Current:
    • Hurd ADR Services Company, Principal; Mediator; Arbitrator.
    • Hearing Officer for State Dept. of Human Services (independant contract)
    • Appointed to the Hawaii Appellate Panel to mediate cases pending on appeal by Chief Justice Ronald Moon.
  • 1992-2005: Hurd and Luria,  Litigation Partner
  • 1987-1991: Gilbert Jeynes and Hurd, Litigation Partner
  • 1976-1987: Damon Shigekane Key and Char, Litigation Partner and Associate
  • 1974-1975: Law Office of Nathan Cohn (San Francisco), Litigation Associate
  • 1973-1974: Bay Area Rapid Transit District, San Francisco Staff Attorney

Education

  • 1971 – J.D. Law, U.C. Berkeley (Law Review)
  • 1967 – B.A. Political Science, University of Southern California (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa)

Training

  • Basic Mediation, Pepperdine U. Law, 2001, Hours – 36
  • Basic Mediation, MCP, 2002, Hours – 24
  • Civil Rights, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, 2003-2005, Hours – 18
  • Employment, Federal Mediation and Conciliation, 2005, Hours – 16
  • Appellate Cases, Hawaii Supreme Court Judiciary Center for ADR, 2006, Hours – 8
  • Has also given training in mediation skills at the University of Hawaii Law School, MCP, and Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
  • Chief Justice Ronald Moon appointed Charles Hurd to the Hawaii Appellate Panel to mediate cases pending an appeal.

Mediation Experience

  • Commercial, MCP and Private, Hours – 100+
  • Civil Rights and Employment, MCP and HCRC (joint), Hours – 50+
  • Estate and Probate Disputes, MCP and private, Hours – 50+
  • Condominium, Property, and Broker, MCP and private, Hours – 25+

Bruce McEwan

 Work Experience

  • Current: Young Brothers, Ltd., Vice President of Administration – 19yrs.
  • 1979-1983: United Independant Insurance Agencies, Sr. Vice President Underwriting
  • 1972-1979: Bishop Insurance Agency, Vice President Underwriting
  • 1971-1972: Hawaiian Insurance Company, Underwriting Supervisor

Education

  • 2000 – Ph.D. Applied Management and Decision Sciences
  • 1978 – D.B.A. Organizational Theory, Behavior and Managment
  • 1970 – M.B.A. General Management
  • 1968 – B.A. International Relations

Training

  • Mediation, NJC, 1981-Present, Hours – 100+
  • Facilitation, NJC, 1993, Hours – 12
  • Arbitration, RICO, 1995 and 1997, Hours -8

Mediation Experience

  • Community, Honolulu, 1981-2001, Hours – 2,000+
  • Condominium, Honolulu, 1981-2001, Hours – 2,000+
  • Domestic, Honolulu, 1981-2001, Hours – 2,000+
  • Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Cases (HCRC), Honolulu, 1981-2001, Hours – 2,000+
  • Workplace, Honolulu, 1981-2001, Hours – 2,000+

Facilitation Experience

  • Small Groups (Less than 30 People), Hawaii, 1993-2001, Hours – 44